1.d4
d6
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.Bf4
London System
3...Nf6
4.e3
g6
5.Be2
Bg7
6.h3
0-0
7.0-0
Nd7
8.c3
e5
9.Bg5
Bh2 is book, but Black is better.
9...Qe8
10.Re1
h6
11.Bh4
f5
12.c4
e4
13.Nfd2
f4!
14.exf4
Nxd4!?
Bishop takes is stronger
15.Nc3
Nc5
[ 15...Nf5
allows 16.Nd5
Qf7
17.Nxc7
Rb8
18.Bg4+/-
]
16.Nd5
Qf7?!
[ 16...Rf7
17.Bg4
Nf5
18.Bxf5
Bxf5-/+
is better
]
17.Rb1
[ 17.Be7
Re8
18.Nxc7
Qxe7
19.Nxa8
Be6
20.Bg4
Rxa8
21.Nxe4
Bxg4
22.hxg4
Nxe4
; 17.Be7
Re8
18.Nxc7
Qxe7
19.Nxa8
Be6-/+
only serves to activate Black's pieces]
17...Nf5
18.Bg3
Bd4
[ 18...Nxg3
19.fxg3
Bf5
20.g4
Bd7-/+
]
19.Kh2!?
[ 19.Nf1
is more solid]
19...c6
20.b4
cxd5
21.bxc5
e3
22.Bf3?
dxc4?
[ 22...exd2
23.Bxd5
Qxd5
24.cxd5
dxe1Q
25.Qxe1
Bxc5
is winning for Black]
23.Nxc4
exf2
24.Bxf2
Qxc4
25.Rc1
Qxc1
the alternatives are not good
26.Bd5+
Kh7
27.Qxc1
Bxf2
28.Re2
Bxc5
29.g4!!
forcing the Knight back
29...Nd4?
[ 29...Ng7
30.Re7
Bd4
31.Bf7
h5
32.Qc2
Rxf7
33.Rxf7
hxg4
34.Qd3
g3+
35.Kxg3
Be6
36.Rxb7
is very hard for White to win]
30.Re7+
Kh8
31.Qb1!!
the winning move
31...Rf6
adjournment position 1-0